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Asthma Patients Getting Wrong Medication
AllAfrica.com By Kakaire Ayub Kirunda, 10 May 2012 When the former national chairman of the Forum for Democratic Change Mr John Butime passed on late last month, newspaper reports pointed at complications that may have resulted from his asthma, diabetes and … |
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FDA proposal threatens access to care for asthma and allergy patients
The Hill (blog) It wasn't that long ago when asthma and severe allergies, like anaphylaxis, were treated with fumigating powders, caustic vapors, opium and stramonium cigarettes. Patients were debilitated, unable to work, go to school and many died. Allergy season in full swing It's that … ah … ah … ahh … ahhCHOO! Sneeze to Survive |
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Asthma Patients Unaware Of Risks
HealthExpress A third of all asthma patients in the UK are at risk of suffering from a fatal attack, according to research which surveyed almost 25000 people with the disease. Half of the people most at risk were unaware of the danger which an asthma attack could … Digital Campaign of the Week: Asthma UK Asthma Northern Ireland highlights fatal attack risks Asthma Attacks Can Be Prevented By Regular Medication and Consultation |
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'Poor treatment triggering asthma among most patients'
Daily News & Analysis That's how much you have to spend to ensure that your asthmatic kid doesn't have to suffer the ordeal of an attack. And yet, more than 62% of asthma patients under treatment for at least a year have uncontrolled asthma due to poor treatment adherence. |
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2 million asthma patients in Pakistan
The News International During last few years, asthma has taken the shape of an epidemic in Pakistan where nearly two million patients have already been suffering from the disease of which 20 to 30 per cent are children while the number has been having an estimated increase … Asthma on the increase among children – report Emission, wrong lifestyle make more people asthma patients |
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Can you ensure medication therapy adherence for patients with asthma when …
ModernMedicine Increasing out-of-pocket prescription costs may be responsible for reductions in asthma medication use among children and more frequent asthma-related hospitalizations. To determine how prescription copays for asthma among privately insured families … |
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Biota Reports Positive Phase IIb Data For Asthmatic Patients With HRV Infection
NASDAQ The Phase II multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study in asthmatic adults with symptomatic, naturally acquired human rhinovirus infection was conducted over two consecutive seasons in 48 centers in the US Subjects received either … Biota Announces Positive Phase IIb Data for Asthmatic Patients With Human … |
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Biota Announces Positive Phase IIb Data for Asthmatic Patients With Human …
MarketWatch (press release) "While the clinical link between HRV infection and loss of asthma control is now widely accepted, Biota is the first company to evaluate the use of an antiviral to treat the infection in asthmatics. This has the potential to be of considerable benefit … |
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Colds cause coughs in asthma patients
Times of India Their group took airway cells from mild asthmatics and healthy individuals and infected them in the laboratory with rhinovirus, which is the most common virus to exacerbate symptoms of asthma. The results showed that rhinovirus infection caused an … |
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Patients can't outgrow breathing illness
Columbus Dispatch Jeff White gets ready to undergo a pulmonary-function test for asthma at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center. The test showed that White does not have asthma. By Holly Zachariah It's not the news parents want to hear, especially those who … |
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